Power drive peanut shaker



Nov. 29, 1949 Filed March 24, 1947 w. L. TISDALE ET AL POWER DRIVEPEANUT SHAKER 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 Fur/zie G .Tz'sdale fTrnRNEYs NOV- 29,1949 w. L., 'rlsDALE ET AL 2,489,834

'POWER DRIVE PEANUT SHAKER Filed March 24, 1947 3 Sheets-Sheet 2INVENTORS William Llzsdaze Fur/zie @lisa/ale ATTD RN EYB POWER DRIVEPEANUT SHAKERl Filed March 24, 1947 s sheets-sheet s ,y .55 4 INVENTORSl) Wl( am LTL'sdal e Far/z e @.Tsdale ATTD RNEYS Patented Nov. 29, 1949POWER DRIVE PEANUT SHAKER William L. Tisdale and Furnie G. Tisdale,Montgomery, Ala.

Application March 24, 1947, Serial No. 736,678

4 Claims. l

This invention relates to power driven peanut shakers adapted forattachment to tractors in a direct connected manner.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a peanut shaker fortractors whereby the cost of harvesting peanuts can be reduced andwherein the shaker can be inexpensive to manufacture and can be easilyinstalled upon the tractor.

It is another object of the presen-t invention to provide a peanutshaker adapted to be attached to the rear of the tractor and havingfingers for lifting the peanut vines and to carry them up an inclinewherein the lingers are provided on a chain and adapted so that only inthe lowered position will they engage the ground so that at times oftransport the fingers can be adjusted so as not to be in contact andwhereby the construction can be kept simple in that no adjustingequipment is necessary to effect a lifting of the shaker upon thetractor at times of transport.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a peanut shakerwhereby the driving chain and the conveyor belt will be adequatelyenclosed so as to give protection to individuals who may come near tothe shaker on going behind the tractor.

For other objects and for a better understanding of the invention,reference may be had to the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1 is a sideelevational view of the shaker and of the rear of the tractor to whichit is directly connected.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the peanut shaker and of the rear of thetractor and particularly the rear axle housing thereof to which theshaker is attached.

Fig. 3 is a transverse cross-sectional view taken through the drivingconnection of the drive chain with the sprocket of the conveyor and asviewed on line `33 of Fig. l and looking in the direction of the arrowsthereof.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged transverse cross-sectional view taken through themain transversely extending driving shaft and on line 4-4 of Fig. 1 andlooking in the direction of the arrows thereof.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view, in section, taken through the upper end ofthe conveyor and as viewed on line 5-5 of Fig. 1 and looking in thedirection of the arrows thereof.

Fig. 6 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the main drive and asviewed on lin-e 6-6 of Fig. 2 and looking in the direction of the arrowsthere- Fig. 7 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken on line 1-1 ofFig. Lland looking lin the direction of the arrows thereof and throughone of the bearings of the main drive shaft.

Fig. 8 is an enlarged fragmentary and detail view, in section, and takenon line 8-8 of Fig. 3 and looking in the direction of the arrows thereofand upon the bearing for the top conveyor shaft.

Fig. 9 is a fragmentary and detail view, in section, taken through oneof the side guide members.

This invention comprises generally a power driven shaker I5 having aplurality of steel fingers I6 and a conveyor chain ll of the endlesstype. The entire shaker mechanism is set in a small compact frame I8adapted to be attached to a rear axle housing I9 of a tractor 2li. The

The transverse shaft 24 is `iournallecl in roller bearing elements 26and 21 contained in transversely extending sleeves 28 having a flange 29by which the sleeve can be secured to a side guard member 3| by bolts32. The guard 3| has a laterally extending flange 32 1in which is houseda sprocket 33 fixed to shaft 24, a chain 34, a sprocket 35 on a dropshaft 36, and adapted to be driven thereby. The guards 3| at theopposite sides of the shaker are tied together by a transverse bar 31extending across the tops of the same and secured to the laterallyextending portions 32 by bolts 38. On the sleeve 28 is an axle housing39 for covering the bevel gear 23, Fig. 4, and the spur 22. The forwardend of the housing serves as a journal bearing support for the flexibleshaft 2|. This housing 39 can be packed with grease. The shaft 2| isjournalled on a roller bear-ing element 4| contained in the housing 31and fixed thereto by a retaining element 42, Fig. 6. A transverse member44, Fig. 4, ties the lower edges of the guards 3| together.

Welded to the sleeves 28 are forwardly extending brackets 45 havingattaching portions 46 thereon specially formed so that the end of the 3bracket will surround one half of the axle housing I9 of the tractor andso as to match with a clamping plate 41 which when secured to theattaching portion 46 rigidly secures the shaker to the rear axle of thetractor. On this attaching portion 46 at its bottom end there is rigidlyconnected a guard plate 48 which extends rearwardly under the driveshaft 2| and under the housingfSStandsleei/es 24, whereby to protectthese parts frcmbeing engaged by the vines whereupon the vines wouldbecome entangled therewith and also to guide these Vines in theirrearward movement when pickled'ipY by-the'steel fingers I6. It will benoted as indicated at 49 4 to be attached to the rear axle housing of atractor comprising a transversely extending drive shaft, a housingincluding sleeves fitted about the drive shaft, a bevel gear on theshaft and L, within the housing, brackets connected to the sleeves aboutthe shaft and extending forwardly and having an attaching portionadapted to fit the rear axle of a tractor, clamping means for VvInakingsecure .the bracketstolithe rear axle of l 'the tractor, a fiexibledriveshaft having a gear within the housing and engaging with the bevel -gearon the shaft and extending forwardly for attacl'xrnenty to the powerdrive of the tractor, a frame connected to the sleeve and extending thatthe end of the plate 48"is"c'ur1e'dupfunder"15dWr1wa1ly-er1d rearwardly,a drop Shaft jourthe housing 39.

Inclined upwardly and rearwardly fromfl each one of the guide members 3|is a guard portion 5| for the conveyor-chain The conveyor chain connectswith sprockets 52 on a shaft -Exfending'-upwad1yfrom the inennedportions of the guards are angle members 6|and 62 which areconnectedrtogether at'their upper end "by a transversely extendingvangle piece 63 which isin turn connected by rods S4 having turn'buckles therein""to,"the".` attaching portions '46 of f the`- brackets*45 whereby t0'Y provide Yadequate bracing 'for""supp"o`rting "theiearend of the pea-` nut shaker p V'It-"'wiiirlee* understood fthat'fmoperation the be effected. u M

"It 'willf'be apparent that -this, power' drive pea- "of jamming' the"mech'amsm" and thus 4causing' a haltA in' the operation. `I Wliery' thepeanut shaker "'isy n'ot in`opratibn"it`frnay" be 'cleared of the"ground simply Yby`s`to5p`ii1g'the n'fingers at thevp proper point.'Also""this"'peanut shaker' permits "the tractor 'to be trned ifverysmall space.

Having 'riw described olr'iri'ventiomwe claim:

1. A direct' oohn'ct'ed peanut" shaker! adapted "nailed in the lower endof the frame, chain and ,sprocketmeans-extending between the two shaftsfor driving the drop shaft, said frame having upwardly and rearwardlyinclined side portions,

a shaft connected totthe upper end of the side lfportions,v andfanendlessf conveyorextending between-,theidrop shaftand the shaftconneotedto the upper end of thefsidefportions;said-endless conveyorhaving :steell-i'lngers Vextending zoutf'wardly therefrom 1- and-adapted r-to-y enter the :ground at the point-wherev-the. conveyorv-turns about the-.drop shaft -tofpick-upothe. peanut vines r andtocause the' sameftofbe drawn upwardly and inwardly between the driveshaft housing. and

the drop shaft solas-'to beeconveyedupwa-rdly by fthe Aconveyorto-shakeout the dirt therefrom.

2.--A directconnectedA peanut: shaker as Vdened-fin claim 1 anda--bottornguard lplatevatftached to the forwardlyv extending-bracketsand`.35extending rearwardly under the drive4 shaft. and

the housing and :sleeves tokeep the Vines from Vbecoming entangled withthe-.drive shaft and over the-housing sleeves and tov guide them ontofthe` lendless conveyor.

l 3.- A-direct connectedpeanutfshaker as defined ini claim 1'andfbracketmembers extending up- YWardlyffromethe rear end of .therearwardly and `-upwardly inclined portions'.- of the frame, and@adjustable rod'rneans connecting the .upper ends y of the bracketswith` :the: attaching portions Y of :thefhcmsingbrackets attachedlto-thetractor rear axle housing whereby to support the rear end fof-the shakerframe.

LfinAdirect connected ypeanut'shaker as defined 1in-claim' 1and'lremovablebearngmembers confnected tofthe'upp'er'fenduof the'upwardly and v''rearwardlyiinclinedportions of the .frame whilesupporting vthe conveyorf shaft. v WILLIAM."vr L. TISDALE.

' FURNIE .'G. TISDALE.

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